0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- That's cracking.- With £200 each...
0:00:06 > 0:00:07Wonderful!
0:00:07 > 0:00:11..a classic car and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- That's exactly what I'm talking about.- I'm all over a shiver!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- No-brainer!- Going, going, gone.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- So, will it be the high road to glory...- Push!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29How awfully, awfully nice.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Welcome to the final leg of our trip in a Triumph Spitfire
0:00:40 > 0:00:42with Anita Manning and Raj Bisram.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45This car reminds me of you, Anita.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48A nice, small, sporty little number.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Oh, that's me!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Our convertible companions, auctioneers both,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56are currently in the Kent countryside.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Home turf for one of the pair.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03And all Kentish men are handsome, just like yourself.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Let it go!
0:01:04 > 0:01:07When not flirting or behind the wheel,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09they've been piling up some tidy profits - with Raj,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12on only his second outing, doing awfully well.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- Deal?- A deal.- Fantastic.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17You're £650, just about.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21That could be a winning score over and over again.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25If somebody hadn't made £3,800 on an Eastern deity.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28No, we mustn't forget that, must we, Anita?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Yes, I was just getting around to
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Anita's historic achievement at the last auction,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36when this little fellow,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38bought for £50,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40sold for a record-breaking...
0:01:40 > 0:01:413,800.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Yes!
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Whoa!
0:01:45 > 0:01:49The Road Trip's never seen anything quite like it.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Let's try and work out the percentage profit that I made.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54A million per cent?
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Hey, gritted teeth, hey?
0:01:57 > 0:02:01I'm sure Raj won't be throwing in the towel just yet, though.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02OK left.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05But with a canny operator like Anita so very far in front,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08it certainly appears that he may be condemned to the role of
0:02:08 > 0:02:10plucky runner-up this week.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Is that a chip?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14You have got more money than anybody else
0:02:14 > 0:02:16on the whole of this programme, ever.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20That can pose its own problems.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Oh. Oh, dear!
0:02:21 > 0:02:23My heart bleeds, OK?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Raj has so far grown his £200 stake
0:02:28 > 0:02:33to a highly laudable £632.48.
0:02:33 > 0:02:41While Anita, who began with the same sum, now has a mighty £3,543.82
0:02:41 > 0:02:43secreted somewhere in the Spitfire.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45I bet it's under her seat.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- Isn't this a 3,800cc engine? - It very well could be!
0:02:50 > 0:02:52But it's struggling going up this hill.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58After kicking off in Cambridgeshire, at Wisbech,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01they'll chart a course through most of south-east England,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03before turning north to Bolton, Lancashire.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06And today, we begin in Kent, at Headcorn,
0:03:06 > 0:03:11and finish up almost 300 miles away at the final auction in Bolton.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Stuffed with almost 100 buildings of architectural or historic interest,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Headcorn also boasts an antique shop.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25So, does the Raj revival start on this very spot?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28There's no need to wish me luck. I'm going to need a miracle today.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- He's got a point.- Cheerio, Anita. Have a lovely day.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Hello!- Hello, good morning.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- I'm Raj.- I'm Shirley St James, welcome.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Hello, Shirley. Can I call you Shirley?- You can, by all means.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Lovely to meet you.- So, he'll be calling her Shirley, then.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47And she'll be calling the dealer if he finds something he likes.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48Hmm.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- Nothing in here, is there? - Not just yet, Shirley.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02This is really unusual.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06They've turned old vinyl records into a cake stand,
0:04:06 > 0:04:07which is really quite nice.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10With Raj now firmly in the groove - who writes this stuff? -
0:04:10 > 0:04:13let's see where our leaderette's got to.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14It's heating up now.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Might have to get this scarf off soon.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Don't know about the bunnet, though.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24She's tootling that Triumph towards the village of Lenham.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26The ancient path taken by pilgrims
0:04:26 > 0:04:30to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury passes close by.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Hello!- Hi. My name is Anita.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- I'm Lynne.- Lynne...
0:04:36 > 0:04:39what an extraordinary building!
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Yes, it's a beautiful building.
0:04:41 > 0:04:4315th century, Grade II* listed.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Wow.- Careful, Lynne. She might make you an offer.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49She's got enough cash to buy the freehold.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Wow, we've got a bit of everything here.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57So, what's the thinking of our suddenly very wealthy Anita?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Buying more expensive items, you have the...
0:05:00 > 0:05:03You have a chance of making more money.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05You also have the chance of losing more money.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09So, I'm casting my net wider.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15But it all depends if those expensive items can be found.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19So, maybe no more Scottish brooches, eh? Ha! How about furniture?
0:05:23 > 0:05:29What we have here is a piece of post-war 20th-century design.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34This table is made of plywood and plywood was a material
0:05:34 > 0:05:38which was used in the minimalist 20th-century design,
0:05:38 > 0:05:42most successfully by Charles and Ray Eames.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Not brothers, as you might assume,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49but an American husband-and-wife team.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Classic! Could it be one of theirs?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53There's no maker's name - what a shame.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58It's not by Eames but it's in the style of Eames.
0:05:58 > 0:06:05It's priced at £125 and I think that that's not too bad.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Lynne?
0:06:09 > 0:06:14I've kind of been swept off my feet by 20th-century design
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- in your 15th-century antique shop. - Right.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It's priced up at 125.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Is there anything you think we could do about it?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Because we've got some cigarette burns there, unfortunately.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I think probably best price on that would be £90.
0:06:31 > 0:06:3390? I'm going to go for it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Thank you very much on that.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Good start!
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Now, what's happening seven miles away in Headcorn?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I've spotted something that I like the look of.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45It's a silver spectacle case
0:06:45 > 0:06:48and I just think it's a little bit unusual.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Shirley?- What have you found?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I like this spectacle case, the Victorian one.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- Can I have a look at that?- Sure.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Not only is it a spectacle case,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05but it's actually made to fit on a lady's belt as well.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Because that would have been... - That's right.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10It would have gone on the belt as well.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Oh, suits you, sir!
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- Would you know what the best could be on that?- We've got 59.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- I can make a phone call.- All right, if you'd have a word?- I will.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Around the 25, £30 mark, OK?- OK.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Bit of a gap, then.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25What can Shirl the Pearl come up with?
0:07:25 > 0:07:2930 is the very best, I'm afraid. It's the death.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Could be the death of me! OK, but, yes, I think it's worth every penny.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- So, shall we shake on that?- OK.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36- Thank you.- It's a deal.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39It SHIRLEY is! Oh, gosh.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Anita's not showing any sign of slowing down, either.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Can I have a wee look at this? Is it bronze?- Yes.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48She's a bit saucy.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Just a little!
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Well, you know what they say, sex sells.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Can you tell me anything about it?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Only that she is unmarked.- Yeah.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- So, not attributable.- Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03But I think that she is from the 1920s.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07She's lying on this sumptuous tiger skin.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- She's a bonny lass.- She is.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11Cheeky!
0:08:11 > 0:08:16It's priced at £250. Is there movement on that?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Yes, very best price would be 200. - Mm-hm.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23I do like it but I think, actually,
0:08:23 > 0:08:28there has been some repainting of the eyes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29190.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31That's great, absolutely fabulous. I love that.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33This is brisk.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37I noticed these crazy little decanters here.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- They look like a bit of fun. - Yes, indeed.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45I think they would go terrifically well with my table.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47They're priced at 24.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- Is there something we could do on that?- £20?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51It's a deal.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55So, three rapid deals for a nice round £300.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Hang on to your bonnets!
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Anita's definitely loosening those purse strings.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02She's strong too. As for Raj...
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I guess, in a way, the pressure's off me as well now,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07because of what happened to Anita yesterday.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10So, I can take a few risks.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I'm not really a jewellery buyer
0:09:12 > 0:09:15but there's a really nice-looking string of pearls down there,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and pearls were so out of vogue
0:09:18 > 0:09:20but I honestly believe that they're coming back.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Sounds like fun.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- I'm taking a flyer here, Shirley. - OK.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Jewellery normally isn't my thing but I think that these
0:09:28 > 0:09:30are really going to come back into vogue.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Fresh water, eh? Priced at £75.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35They're lovely.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Look at those.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Us girls are all wearing them now, you know?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I quite like these, I think they're little bit different.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44They've got a nice gold clasp as well.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Oh, it's in the original box!
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Yeah, can we see what they do? I'll give you those.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It's a bit of a risky one, but hey-ho.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Quite. Imminent defeat can have that effect.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Now, where have we got to?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- No? Could I have a word with her? - Raj dives in.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05What about splitting it with me and we do 40?
0:10:05 > 0:10:09You sure? OK, thanks a lot. Thank you.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10We've agreed on 40.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14So, that's £70 in total for the pearls and the spectacle case.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19But while Raj goes looking for more...
0:10:21 > 0:10:23..Anita's taking a break,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27journeying across the North Downs to Canterbury where she's come
0:10:27 > 0:10:31to find out about the city's history of pilgrimage from guide Hugh Elsom.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Hello! I'm Anita.- How do you do?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Welcome to the Canterbury Heritage Museum.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Founded in the year 597,
0:10:41 > 0:10:46Canterbury Cathedral was already a hugely significant Christian site
0:10:46 > 0:10:51when, in the Middle Ages, the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket
0:10:51 > 0:10:55by the King's men made Canterbury known throughout the world.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Here, we've got a 60-foot frieze
0:10:57 > 0:11:00which shows the story of Thomas Becket.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04If we go through here, we can actually see some of the relics
0:11:04 > 0:11:07that the pilgrims would have actually used
0:11:07 > 0:11:09when they came to Canterbury.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Soon after his death, Becket was canonised
0:11:11 > 0:11:14and within a very few years, the faithful had begun
0:11:14 > 0:11:17making their way to the shrine of a saint and martyr.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22So, here we've got a lovely collection of the badges
0:11:22 > 0:11:24that pilgrims would have purchased
0:11:24 > 0:11:27when they visited places of importance,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31and these ones are all related to Canterbury
0:11:31 > 0:11:33and many of them would have depicted
0:11:33 > 0:11:36something to do with Thomas and his murder.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39His cult would attract millions to Canterbury
0:11:39 > 0:11:41and help to create the city we see today.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45But who was Thomas Becket and why was he murdered?
0:11:45 > 0:11:49He was the son of a fairly wealthy merchant in London.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54But he was recognised at an early age by the then Archbishop,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Theobald, as being very bright and very intelligent.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02And the Archbishop introduced him to the new, young King Henry II.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06They became friends and political allies.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10And Thomas became the King's Chancellor.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14That appointment on January the 1st 1155
0:12:14 > 0:12:16seemed like a shrewd political move.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19The King was engaged in a power struggle with the Church
0:12:19 > 0:12:23and as his Chancellor, Becket would ensure that Henry got his way.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29- So, the church was a law unto itself at that time?- Yes!
0:12:29 > 0:12:32If a person was charged with a crime and they claimed
0:12:32 > 0:12:35what they call benefit of clergy,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37they could be tried by the church court
0:12:37 > 0:12:42and their sentence was much, much more lenient than the King's,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44and that really was the basis of the problem.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46When the old Archbishop died,
0:12:46 > 0:12:50the King decided to go even further and replace him with Becket,
0:12:50 > 0:12:54despite him not even being a priest at that time.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56But as soon as Thomas becomes Archbishop,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59he had a change of heart and basically, he said,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01"No, you're not having the power."
0:13:01 > 0:13:05That meant that the two people began to argue and eventually,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08the whole thing gets totally out of control.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Becket was even forced into exile for several years.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16But although a truce was agreed in 1170, the rift remained.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Later that year, four knights who'd witnessed the King raging
0:13:20 > 0:13:24about his Archbishop decided to take matters into their own hands.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27The monks realised Thomas was in danger,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29so they tried to get him into the cathedral.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32The knights followed him in, they all lost their tempers
0:13:32 > 0:13:36and they eventually clubbed him to the ground and eventually killed him
0:13:36 > 0:13:38by chopping the top of his head off.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40This was a horrific murder.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Tell me, how did the country react to this?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45The ordinary people, well,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47they didn't really know what was going on anyway.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51But within the hierarchy and the papal courts, yes,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53it was considered quite dreadful.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56But that might well have been that, had it not been
0:13:56 > 0:13:59for the unusual events which followed Thomas's death.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02The first miracle was recorded within three days,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05which was a woman of Canterbury who was blind got hold of
0:14:05 > 0:14:08a piece of Thomas's cloak covered in his blood,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10wiped her eyes, she could see.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11They declared it a miracle.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17And then, lots of miracles were all attributed to Thomas very quickly,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20so within months of the murder,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22numbers of people are coming to Canterbury.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27And it reaches such a situation that Thomas, within three years,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30was canonised, or made a saint.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33What were the consequences for Canterbury?
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Canterbury had always been a city of pilgrimage but over the centuries,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41millions, literally millions, of people are coming to Canterbury.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Thanks to Becket's murder, the city became wealthy.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47And the Church remained very powerful,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50with the King forced to atone for his part in events.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54But over 350 years later,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Henry VIII struck back when, during the Reformation, he ordered
0:14:58 > 0:15:02that the shrine be destroyed and the bones within it burned.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06These are capitals from this tomb found in a river
0:15:06 > 0:15:11and this is probably all that we have left of this enormous tomb.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14And these are a wonderful rose-coloured marble?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18It's a special rose-coloured marble, which apparently was imported.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21It indicates his martyrdom.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Hugh, this has been a fascinating story.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Thank you so much for sharing it with me.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- My pleasure.- It's been lovely.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Meanwhile, back in the country - ooh-arr! - whither Raj?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Off to the village of Bethersden, of course,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42where they have a barn that needs looking into.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Hello, ladies.- Hello.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- How are you?- Hello, I'm Debbie.- Hi, I'm Raj.- Hello, Raj, I'm Jenny.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Hello, Jenny, nice to meet you. - And you too.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Are you going to point me in the right direction?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- I'm looking for a real bargain. - What sort of thing are you after?
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Something that's going to make me a profit of around £4,000.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Well, I'm sure there's loads.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- Really?- Yeah! Believe, Raj.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07You can do this. Go, boy!
0:16:09 > 0:16:11I love these kind of places.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Don't look like there's lots of antiques in here
0:16:13 > 0:16:14but there certainly are.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Once you start to look and delve, you will definitely find something.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Not him, though, eh?
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Can you believe it?
0:16:21 > 0:16:25This is a late 19th, early 20th-century wooden figurine
0:16:25 > 0:16:28of a smiling Buddha.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Also with carved coins around the side here.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33It's got a little bit of age to it.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35There seem to be some worm bites underneath here.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38It's only £18 on the ticket.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Jenny?- Yes, Raj.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I quite like the look of this Buddha.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43I can phone the dealer for you.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48What I'd like to know is what the very best on it is. Put it this way.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50If we can do it in coins, I'd be grateful, OK?
0:16:50 > 0:16:55- I'm not sure about that but I'll have a go for you.- OK, thank you.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59It's unlikely that success will strike twice, Raj.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Whatever you get him for.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04He's £18. And he'd like it for pennies.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06THEY LAUGH
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Tenner.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13It's a deal.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Everybody's happy.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16I've got to spend some money.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18That's the idea.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21This is one of my favourite type of pieces -
0:17:21 > 0:17:26it's an old spice tin and it's got on here cinnamon, ginger, mace...
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Can't read what that one says, nutmegs and allspice.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Cloves! Of course it says cloves.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34And that's a really pretty 18th-century spice tin
0:17:34 > 0:17:37but at £78, I think it's probably the right price.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Not for taking to auction, though, eh?
0:17:40 > 0:17:44If that was put into auction, it's going to be estimated £30 to £50.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Right, well, that's quite a whack off the actual price.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49It is, but you know...
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Let me phone Lynne and see what she'll do for you.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55So, while Jenny makes the call,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Raj looks like he's about to follow in Anita's footsteps again.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02She's already made a profit on a globe.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Raj, I've got Lynne on the phone.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- Er, Earth to Raj?- Oh, yes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- £60.- No.- No?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Nowhere near. - I've got Raj for you!
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Lynne.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18It's a risky one for me.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22How about we split the difference and call it 35?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Thank you so much! Thank you so much.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27So, so much.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29For a grand total of £45,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Raj has acquired this smiling chap and a spice box.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Now, back together but there's an elephant in this car.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41When I was a wee girl, about 3,800 years ago...
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Oh, there's that figure again!
0:18:43 > 0:18:46HE SOBS Oh, dear. Nighty-night!
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Next day, the bunnet's been officially stood down.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Have you got your bikini in the back?
0:18:53 > 0:18:58Yes, it's an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Say that after a few pints of Shepherd Neame.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05What's Shepherd Neame?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07A Kentish ale, Anita.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Other tipples are available.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Look at that, a rabbit! Or is it a hare?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Raj, we do get rabbits in Scotland.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Certainly do rabbiting on.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Yesterday, Raj bagged a spectacle case, a spice box,
0:19:19 > 0:19:23a Buddha and a pearl necklace for £115...
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Thank you so much! Thank you so much.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29..leaving over 500 in his wallet.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32While Anita wasted no time splashing her newly acquired cash,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34picking up a coffee table,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38a cocktail set and bronze figurine for £300.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- She's a bit saucy!- Yes.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Meaning she now has over £3,200 left for today's purchases.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Thank you.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49My advice to you is, keep your eyes open for a Buddha.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Ha-ha! I think I might be growing into one.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Yeah, you are a bit of an Eastern deity.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Later, they'll be making their way up north
0:19:59 > 0:20:00for an auction at Bolton,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04but our next stop is the village of Elham,
0:20:04 > 0:20:05where in the 1930s,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08a very young Audrey Hepburn attended boarding school.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14This is an Aston Martin.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17This is a James Bond car!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I wonder if I could afford it.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I could just see myself as Miss Moneypenny,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24or Pussy Galore!
0:20:25 > 0:20:28More like Goldfinger on this trip, Anita.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Hi, I'm Anita.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Hello, I'm Julian. Welcome to Elham Antiques.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38It's lovely to be here. Fabulous stuff!
0:20:38 > 0:20:42A lot of huge big architectural items here.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Yes, we've got quite a few big heavy things.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46There's a lovely car out here - is that for sale?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49No, I don't think you've got enough money for that!
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- You could maybe have a ride in it later.- All right.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Oh, yeah? Well, there's an offer.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Well, joyride or no, there's plenty to tempt our record-breaker
0:20:59 > 0:21:01in this establishment.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Look at that.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09This is quite an interesting and unusual umbrella stand.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12And if I look at the back, I'm looking for
0:21:12 > 0:21:17a lozenge which will tell me that it is made by Coalbrookdale.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Yep, and there it is.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24And I'm very happy about that because Coalbrookdale
0:21:24 > 0:21:26was a quality, quality item.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31And this is quite an unusual one.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Makes a nice contrast with the more industrial output, too.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40Probably dating from about 1840 to 1870.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45The piece is called Boy With Serpent.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Now, there is a loss here.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51This is where the serpent's head would be.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53So, it's not complete.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58But this piece has so much charm.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03It's priced at £175, so I think I'm going to go for that!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- Julian?- Yeah.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- This boy...- Oh, yes.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11..wrestling with a serpent has taken my fancy.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13It has, has it?
0:22:13 > 0:22:18I'm hoping that because some huge bird has come down and pecked...
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- The head off. - ..the head off the snake,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23that you might be able to give me a little discount.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- I'm sure we can.- What's the very best you can do?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28It's got 175 on it.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30It could be 125.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- 125.- You've got to make money on that.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Put it there. That's great. Oh, he's terrific!
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Three figures for the second time on this leg, eh? Anything else?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46What a sweet little thing!
0:22:46 > 0:22:50It's a little miniature Regency tilt-top table,
0:22:50 > 0:22:55which has been inlaid to form a chessboard.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59There has been some damage and there's some restoration underneath
0:22:59 > 0:23:02but it's not bothering me one jot.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04This is the type of thing
0:23:04 > 0:23:07that a chess player will fall in love with.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Reassuringly expensive, Anita. And let's see what Julian can do.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- I quite like this.- It's super, isn't it?- It's terrific.- It is.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21I wasn't sure if these chessmen
0:23:21 > 0:23:26were of the same period as the table.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29When I look at the knight, that's simple,
0:23:29 > 0:23:34that's not a thing which has been carved by a craftsman.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- I see what you mean. - But I still like it.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Buy the table, the chessmen come free.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39ANITA LAUGHS
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Nice gambit. Now, on to the price.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46It could be - give you a chance - £180.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- 180?- Yeah.- Mm-hm.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- I'm so tempted.- I'm sure there's a profit in that.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- You think so?- Yeah.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Aye, let's go for it! I like it! - OK. Well done.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58That's terrific.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01I wonder if I could checkmate Raj
0:24:01 > 0:24:04with this little chess set.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Beware the black queen, eh?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- £305.- Thank you.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11It's not often that the Antiques Road Trip
0:24:11 > 0:24:13hands over that type of money.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15No, it's not. That must be a record.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17SHE LAUGHS
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Quite. I think a spin in the posh car is in order, don't you?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- There we are.- I've never been in an Aston Martin before.- Ah!
0:24:24 > 0:24:29Was that a hint, Anita? Maybe next time you'll get a bit of an upgrade.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33You can be James Bond and I'll be Miss Moneypenny.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Meanwhile, Raj seems happy enough with the Spitfire.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44He's making his way towards the coast and the port of Dover,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48where he's come to find out about the vital role that the town
0:24:48 > 0:24:51and this man, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54played in one of the most important operations of World War II.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- Welcome to Dover Castle.- I'm Raj. - I'm Gavin. Pleased to meet you.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00What an amazing place!
0:25:00 > 0:25:03As guide Gavin Wright reveals,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06there's been a castle at Dover for well over a thousand years.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10With very good reason, too. This is Britain's front line.
0:25:11 > 0:25:1422 miles from France, 22 miles from Europe.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17We've not always been friends with everyone in Europe,
0:25:17 > 0:25:21so it definitely gives it a really special place in British history.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23During the Napoleonic Wars,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26the Norman castle was further fortified with
0:25:26 > 0:25:29a series of tunnels excavated to accommodate around 2,000
0:25:29 > 0:25:32of the soldiers garrisoned here.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Those same tunnels would later have a very different use
0:25:35 > 0:25:37during World War II.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38This is an amazing room.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Tell me what this was actually used for during World War II.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Well, these tunnels had been, in a sense, recolonised.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay was asked to come here to set up a naval base.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54He had an awful lot to do. Churchill really rated Ramsay.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56He was a tremendous organiser.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00He had spent a lot of time in the Dover area in the First World War.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03So he knew the Dover Strait like the back of his hand.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Which was just as well, because several months later,
0:26:06 > 0:26:12in May 1940, the Admiral was to face a supreme challenge.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14After a period of some inactivity,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17the Germans started to take aggressive action through
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Holland and Belgium and then through northern France,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23with the result that the British Expeditionary Force,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25who'd been sent out there to counter that,
0:26:25 > 0:26:30were eventually trapped up on the beaches of northern France.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Which led, of course, to the necessity for Operation Dynamo.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38That operation to evacuate them and bring them back to England.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41When the War Office made that decision on the 25th of May,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Admiral Ramsay, with several hundred vessels
0:26:45 > 0:26:47of varying sizes under his command,
0:26:47 > 0:26:51set about the complex and constantly challenging task
0:26:51 > 0:26:53of trying to get as many as possible
0:26:53 > 0:26:56of our allied troops across the Channel.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01In those nine days, the amount of activity, the regular Navy,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04the Merchant Navy, all those little boats,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07those pleasure boats that had been secured from all the way
0:27:07 > 0:27:08around the coast of southern Britain...
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- They must have had nerves of steel to be able to do it.- Wow!
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Admiral Ramsay barely slept during the nine days of Operation Dynamo.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Hardly surprising, because without troops,
0:27:18 > 0:27:22the eventual fate of the war looked decidedly bleak.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Churchill had actually announced that we might have to prepare
0:27:25 > 0:27:28for very heavy news indeed.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31They had expected that they might be able to get
0:27:31 > 0:27:3445,000 troops, mainly, back from the beaches.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36But how many were there out there?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38It was over ten times that, Raj.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43But despite huge losses, Operation Dynamo was ultimately a success -
0:27:43 > 0:27:47with morale hugely boosted by that Dunkirk spirit
0:27:47 > 0:27:51and many more troops rescued than they dared hope for.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53It must have been a hell of a sight.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56I mean, standing here, watching all those small ships
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- heading off to France.- Absolutely.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03By May 29th, they were going backwards and forwards constantly.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- They actually managed to bring over 338,000 back from the beaches.- Wow!
0:28:07 > 0:28:10And Churchill was, obviously, like everybody else,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13elated about the fact that something
0:28:13 > 0:28:16which could have ended so badly had ended so well.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20But he did warn that wars are not won by evacuation.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Famously, he reported that it was a miracle that this had happened,
0:28:24 > 0:28:26but the war was not over.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Well, this particular road trip is nearing journey's end,
0:28:30 > 0:28:35with Anita on the way to the hamlet of Smeeth and her very last shop.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Not your average retail outlet, though, by any means.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48- Richard? - ANITA LAUGHS
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Sorry about that. - Richard, I'm Anita.- Hi, Anita.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55This is a true restorer's workshop.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58The smells are so exciting.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- The varnish, the shellac. - Smells good.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- I want to buy some antiques. - Let's go and sell you something.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Ah, there's nothing quite like a dingy storeroom
0:29:09 > 0:29:10to gladden the heart.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Have a little look around, see what you can find.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Good luck in there, Anita.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19It's all a bit of a jumble here,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22but that makes it more exciting,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25and as the plaque says, "Seek ye first.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29"Everyone that seeketh findeth."
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Let's leave her to rummage and take a peek at Raj,
0:29:32 > 0:29:33as he travels up the coast to
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Folkestone, and his very last chance
0:29:36 > 0:29:38to catch Anita up,
0:29:38 > 0:29:42with over £500 still in his pocket.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- Hi there.- Hi, Raj, nice to see you. - And your name is?- Paul.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- Paul, nice to meet you.- Welcome to Rennies Seaside Modern.- Thank you.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52This isn't your average antique shop either,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55because they specialise in 20th century British design.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01There's lots of badges,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04and these over the years have become really collectable.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06In fact, if we look down here,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08there's one that reminds me of my youth.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11It's my cycle proficiency test.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14That was the badge I got, and I used to wear it with pride.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Small British classics - and big ones.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20What's the most expensive antique that you've got in here?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Er, this wardrobe by Gordon Russell from 1923.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26It's design number seven.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Oh, is it?- Yeah.- There we go.- And how much are you selling that for?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Well, we'd like £12,500 for it.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Wow!
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Unlucky, Paul. Wrong expert for you today.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Now, I wonder what Anita's unearthed.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46I've found a croquet set that is probably one of Richard's projects.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48The contents are all there -
0:30:48 > 0:30:52we have the croquet sticks, we have the hoops,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55we have all the original balls.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58The box is not in good condition.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Now, I'm sure that if Richard worked on this,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06he could make it a thing of absolute and total beauty,
0:31:06 > 0:31:12but he hasn't started yet, and he's got hundreds of other things to do.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14So maybe he would be interested in
0:31:14 > 0:31:18selling this one to me for a good price.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Still after the very best deal, I see, despite her squillions.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- Richard!- Yes, Anita.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- I've found a croquet set. - What have you found?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- Yes, you have.- And I think it's a big restoration project for you.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35You know it is, you can see, but it's so wonderful and original.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38I'd love it if the box was in better nick,
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- and I'd love it if I had a maker's name.- Right.
0:31:42 > 0:31:43What's your price on that?
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- I would like £150 for this.- £150?
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Oh, you just did that slightly widened eyes moment then.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58What's the very, very, very, very best you can do?
0:31:58 > 0:32:03- £125.- £125! 125... - Yeah, it's a good price, Anita.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- Let's go for it, that's great. - I think there's a profit in there.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09And you never know, Richard -
0:32:09 > 0:32:12that might come back to you as a restoration project.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16- More than happy to restore it. - She's into three figures yet again.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- 100.- Thank you.- 25.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Back on the coast, Raj has a more modest outlay in mind.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27It's got a bit of sparkle to it.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- It needs a bit of a clean-up. - It does need a bit of a clean.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Paul, I really like this garnet brooch.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39- I know you've got £45 on it - can I make you an offer?- Go on.- £20.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44- I'm sorry, I can't do that.- But if I go to 25, what do you say to that?
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- Go on, then.- OK, lovely, let's shake hands on it.- All right.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- Thank you very much, Paul. - Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52That's all, folks...stone!
0:32:53 > 0:32:56So, with those final buys wrapped up,
0:32:56 > 0:32:59let's take a peek at what they'll be bringing to auction.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Raj parted with £140 for a pearl necklace,
0:33:04 > 0:33:08a Buddha, a spice tin, a garnet brooch, and a spectacle case,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11with which he may make a spectacle of himself! Ha!
0:33:11 > 0:33:14While Anita spent £730 on a croquet set,
0:33:14 > 0:33:18a cold-painted bronze figurine, chess table,
0:33:18 > 0:33:23an umbrella stand, and a joint lot of cocktail set and coffee table.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25So who did good - or best?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28He hasn't spent a lot, but he's spent quite wisely.
0:33:28 > 0:33:34He bought those lovely pearls with a nine-carat gold clasp for £40.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36He's got to make money on that.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39The Coalbrookdale stick stand - I love it!
0:33:39 > 0:33:42I think she's made a fantastic buy at that price.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47He's taking a leaf out of my book with the Buddha.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50He paid £10 for it!
0:33:50 > 0:33:53That's probably all it's worth!
0:33:53 > 0:33:57After setting off from Headcorn in Kent, our experts are now
0:33:57 > 0:34:01making for their final auction in the Lancashire town of Bolton.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05But does Raj have even the teeniest hope of catching Anita?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09There's nothing that I've bought that's going to get me
0:34:09 > 0:34:15up to the £4,000 mark unless that Buddha takes off.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16That is my only hope.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17And that'll never happen(!)
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Well, I'm sure the good people of Bolton Auction Rooms will do
0:34:20 > 0:34:22their level best, though.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23They have internet bidding too.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- Last one, Raj.- Last one, yeah.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29I wonder what auctioneer Harry Howcroft thinks
0:34:29 > 0:34:31will wow the Boltonians.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34The nicest thing is the spice tin.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39Maybe not the most expensive thing in the sale, but it's a nice patina.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41We love this and we'll get that away.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44The cast-iron figurine of infant Hercules.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Nice looking thing. It has got issues.
0:34:46 > 0:34:52OK, here we go, then, and someone's already making quite an impression.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57Raj, I love your waistcoat today. Is that the Bisram tartan?
0:34:57 > 0:35:02- No, this is the Manning tartan. - Is it?- This is for you.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04You are too, too kind.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Perfect for a game of croquet, eh? Anita's first lot.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- £34, we've made 34...- £34! - £34 bid.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13With me, on commission...
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- I've 36.- 36, I've got...
0:35:15 > 0:35:16- Oh, the internet.- Here we go.
0:35:16 > 0:35:1840, 42, 44, 44,
0:35:18 > 0:35:2246, 48, 50, 52 takes me out.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Are we all going to finish at 52? 52, back of the room at 52...
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- HAMMER BANGS - Aw!- Thank you.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32A great bargain for some lucky malleteer!
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Let's hope that whoever's bought it
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- will get it restored and play with it.- I'm sure.- Yeah.- I'm sure.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Raj took a bit of a gamble on these pearls.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46I've got a little bit of interest. I can go straight in at £42.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49£42!
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- I've 44.- 44, I've got 46 with me.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54I just need it to get up to the thousands.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- I've got 50 with me, 55 anywhere? - 55!- 55, 60 anywhere else?
0:35:58 > 0:36:02A £55 bid on the internet, is there 60 anywhere?
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- All done, then.- Very cheap.- 55...
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Yeah, yeah.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07It's a profit, it's a profit.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11No doubt about that - he's just got a wee bit closer.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Well done, darling, well done.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Time for Anita's slightly saucy cold-painted bronze.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22I've got a little bit of interest here. I can go straight in at 44.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- Oh, got a long way to go. - 46, I've got 48...
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- 55!- Takes me out...
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Internet's taking over, internet's going. Good.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32I've got 60 now...
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- 65, I have.- Have we got 70?
0:36:34 > 0:36:3770 now bid. 75, 80, 80, 85...
0:36:37 > 0:36:40It's going now, it's going now, it's going, it's going.
0:36:40 > 0:36:46- It's got a long way to go.- On reception at £85? All done at £85...
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- HAMMER BANGS - Aww, jeezo!
0:36:48 > 0:36:51I've just lost 100 quid on that one.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Yep, cos it's modern. Spoken like a woman who can afford it, though!
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- And she had such a nice wee bum! - Yes!
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Bum job, more like it! Now, Raj and his garnets.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03I've got a commission bid of 22.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Is there 24 anywhere else?- 24!
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Yes, keep going, keep going. It's cheap.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- I've got 26 for me on commission. £26 on commission.- Still cheap.
0:37:12 > 0:37:1528 anywhere? All done at 26...
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- HAMMER BANGS - Ah...
0:37:18 > 0:37:20A moral victory at least.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22You were going in the right direction.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Now, calling all grand masters - Anita's chess set is next.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30£22 with me on commission. 24, anyone?
0:37:30 > 0:37:3322 - you'd expect a little bit more than that. It'll go, it'll go.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Takes me out...- 30, 32...
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Yeah, internet buyers. They're bidding it up, here we go.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4038...
0:37:40 > 0:37:42We've 38 on the internet at the moment.
0:37:42 > 0:37:4540 now in the room, it's in the room at 40...
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Don't worry, don't panic. Look, it's going in the room, it's in the room.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51£50 bid, 55, 60...?
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- No? £55 bid...- I think I'm going to burst out greetin'!
0:37:55 > 0:37:58In the room at 55...
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- HAMMER BANGS - Oh!
0:38:00 > 0:38:04First croquet, now chess -
0:38:04 > 0:38:07sport just isn't paying for our Anita today.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- You're now giving me a chance. - All right.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12I might be able to win this leg, OK?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Come on, make it spec-tacular!
0:38:15 > 0:38:21I only hope that people will see what I saw! Spectacles?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- No? OK... - HE CHUCKLES
0:38:25 > 0:38:27She gets it, Raj.
0:38:27 > 0:38:2944 with me, is there 46 anywhere?
0:38:29 > 0:38:33We're into profit already.
0:38:33 > 0:38:3746, 48, £50, 55, 60, 55 with me.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40With me, then, at 55...
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- HAMMER BANGS - Well done, well done.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- That's good. - Yeah, that's good, yeah.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47I'd say he's odds on to win this auction at least.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Well spotted!
0:38:49 > 0:38:51THEY LAUGH
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Can Anita finally make a profit with this joint lot?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58£24 with me, 24, 26, 28, £30...
0:38:58 > 0:39:00This'll go up, this'll go up, here we go.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0436, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, £50 bid.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10It's in the room at £50. Is there 55 anywhere else? Gent's bid at £50.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1455, 60, 65, 70, 75?
0:39:14 > 0:39:18No? £70 bid. Are we all done and finished? £70.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20In the room, then, at 70...
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- HAMMER BANGS - Ah-ha-ha-ha!
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Oh, well, she's got an awfully big nest egg to fall back on.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I think I'm still a wee bit ahead of you.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31I think you might be a little wee bit ahead, OK?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Your Scottish accent's coming on terrific.- It's not bad, is it?
0:39:34 > 0:39:35It's not bad!
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Raj's bargain spice tin is next to go.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Several commission bids - I can go straight in at...£42...
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- Oh, excellent! - At 42 with me on commission, at £42.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- That's spicing up your profits! - 46 with me on commission.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55With me, then, at 46...
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Another profit! Well done, Raj.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Oh, I think you're making up on me.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Oh, yeah, you must be worried by now, I'm sure(!)
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Now, come on, Bolton! Let's get Anita a profit!
0:40:08 > 0:40:13£52 with me, 54 anywhere? At 52 with me.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- You've got 60, I've 60, 60... - LAUGHTER
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- I've...- 65, I have.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Do you want to go 70? £70 bid in the room.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- Yeah, you'll still do it...- 80?
0:40:22 > 0:40:2480 in the room, is there 90 anywhere?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- 85!- 85, 90?
0:40:26 > 0:40:2895, top it up. Top it up.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33£100 bid. Is there 110 anywhere? 110. 120.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- 130 in the room... - 130! Profit, profit!
0:40:36 > 0:40:41At £150. Are we all done and settled at £150?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- HAMMER BANGS - Yes! I'm happy with that.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Who knows what it might have made completely intact?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Here it is, then, Raj's game-changer.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Around £2,500 should do it.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58- There's a little bit of interest, I can go in at £12.- £12?!
0:40:58 > 0:41:00You're in profit!
0:41:00 > 0:41:0414 now, 16, 18, 18 takes me out, at £18...
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- £18, that's OK.- ..20 now...
0:41:06 > 0:41:0720? Oh, my goodness.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10I've got a 20 bid, gent's bid at £20, 22 now...
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- 22!- £24 bid.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16All done, then? Gent's bid at 24...
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- HAMMER BANGS - Well done!- It doubled its money.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22You see, it brought a smile to folks' faces, and they wanted it.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24They couldn't help themselves.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26But despite Raj's best efforts,
0:41:26 > 0:41:29the day and the week are all about Anita.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Anita has actually got the record-breaking profit on
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Antiques Road Trip.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37So we'd just like to congratulate her on that one.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Bravo! Well done, Anita.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Raj started out with £632.48.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58And, after paying auction costs, he made a profit of £28.92,
0:41:58 > 0:42:02leaving him with a total of £661.40.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09Anita began with £3,543.82.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14And she made a loss, after costs, of £392.16.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16But she still got a bunch of flowers, and she's still our winner.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19All profits go to Children In Need.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23This trip has made history. You have made history.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- You are the Queen of the Road Trip. - I'm lost for words!
0:42:27 > 0:42:29And that doesn't happen very often!
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Well, there's a first time for everything!
0:42:34 > 0:42:35Let's go!
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Here we are. Hey-ho.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39We're moving in for the kill now.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41ANITA LAUGHS
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- 3,800. - HAMMER BANGS
0:42:44 > 0:42:45Yes!
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Thanks for the memories.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Next time, we begin a brand-new Road Trip,
0:42:59 > 0:43:01with dapper dandy Charles Hanson...
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Look at these lug handles, oops! That's just become detached.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08..and the ever jolly James Braxton.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10I like to leave as friends, Mike!